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Ja 865 Ry 371; Q 844; CSAI I, 165


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Measure of letters1.6
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

The new photo confirmed Jamme's reading, in particular for the name of the goddess, to whom the dedication was made.

TEXT

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   1  Hwfʾl bn ʿ—
   2  my(f)ʿ bn Bḥt—
   3  n s¹qny mrʾ-s¹
   4  ʿ(zy)n s¹qnyt
   5  ḏhbn ʿd byt-
   6  s¹ (b)-Wnb b-ḏtm
   7  tkrb-s¹ bn-ʿl—
   8  w ḫrfm yfʿ
   9  (ḏ)-ṣdr-s¹ rṯd-s¹
  10  nfs¹-s¹ w-mqm-s¹
  11  b(n)-kl (q)yntm

Apparatus
2Ryckmans reads Myfʿ.
4The reading of the god's name proposed by Jamme (ʿzyn) seems to be more reasonable than the one suggested by Ryckmans: ʿ(m-R)y[ʿ]n.
6[b .]nb (Ryckmans), b-[W]nb (Jamme); possible other reading: Mwnb.
9Jamme reads b-ṣdr-s¹.
11we accept here the Ryckmans' suggestion: [q]yntm as a mistake for qnytm. Jamme reads (s²)yntm without any meaning.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Hwfʾl, son of ʿ-
   2  myfʿ, of the family Bḥt-
   3  n, dedicated to his Lord
   4  ʿz[.]n one bronze
   5  dedication in His tem-
   6  ple [.] Wnb (?) for what
   7  he asked Him from
   8  the crops which he deducted
   9  the best part of it (as an offering); he has committed to Him
  10  his life and his possessions
  11  from all the property (?).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 264=AM 360
Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 23, w. 10.5, th. 0.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple
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CULTURAL NOTES

In this text the goddess ʿzyn has a masculine epithet (mrʾ, "Lord"). This is not unusual in Qatabanic (see the mention of ʾṯrt in Aylward 2=CSAI I, 123).

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949 a: 67-68, 89, facsimileRyckmans, Gonzague 1949. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Huitième série. Le Muséon, 62: 55-124.
Jamme 1957 b: 2-5Jamme, Albert W.F. 1957. Quatre inscriptions sud-arabes. Washington. [Privately printed]
Prioletta 2009: 206-209, fig.4Prioletta, Alessia 2009. I musei dello Yemen 2. Note su alcune iscrizioni qatabaniche al museo nazionale di Aden e al museo di Zinjibar. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 32: 201-219.